Unit 17 a Recruiting staff Brainstorm Brainstorm the

Unit 17 a Recruiting staff

Brainstorm • Brainstorm the vocabulary related with recruiting staff. apply for applicant application applicant candidate vacancy diploma qualification

Vocabulary profile n. 概况，轮廓 pros and cons 赞成和反对的理由 vacancy n. 空职，空缺 newsletter n. 业务通讯 assess v. 估计，评价 blue-collar n. & adj. 蓝领，体力劳动者 applicant n. 申请人 appoint v. 任命 internal adj. 内部的 external adj. 外部的 employment agency 职业中介 journal n. 定期刊物，杂志 clerical adj. 文书的，办事员的

Reading • Read the magazine article about recruiting staff and complete the diagram. Recruitment internal: memo e-mail newsletter external: advertising directly agency

Reading advertising directly Newspapers: local national Professional journals Internet Agency commercial government

Discuss in pairs: what are the advantages and disadvantages of each recruitment method? Internal recruitment Advantages: easy to recruit applicants; easy to assess; applicants know the company well Disadvantages: rarely bring fresh ideas to a position; if rejected, people could become unhappy and leave the company

Discuss in pairs: what are the advantages and YOUR TITLE GOES HERE disadvantages of each recruitment method? Method Advantages Disadvantages Good for blue-collar or clerical jobs YOUR SUBTOPIC GOES HERE Local newspaper National newspaper or Good for senior management professional journals positions The Internet Government employment center Commercial employment agency One of the best ways of advertising IT vacancies or recruiting abroad Risk of receiving unsuitable applications from all over the world. Good for blue-collar workers Good for white-collar staff Expensive; Applicants less likely to stay with the company

Look at the following extracts from the article and discuss the questions. • Appointing the wrong person could be an expensive mistake which could cause personnel problems for the whole department. And, as every HR Manager knows, it is much more difficult to get rid of How could the wrong candidate cause problems for the whole department? Q:

Look at the following extracts from the article and discuss the questions. • for the whole department. And, as every HR Manager knows, it’s much more difficult to get rid of someone than it is to employ them. Q: Why is it difficult to get rid of someone?

Look at the following extracts from the article and discuss the questions. • assess and know the company well. However, they rarely bring fresh ideas to a position. Moreover, a rejected internal candidate Q: Why don’t internal applicants have fresh ideas?

Look at the following extracts from the article and discuss the questions. • fresh ideas to a position. Moreover, a rejected internal candidate might become unhappy and leave the company. Q: Why might an unsuccessful candidate leave the company?

Speaking • Work in pairs : How would you recruit people for the following vacancies? Why? finance director marketing manager bilingual secretary computer programmer

Reading Read the two advertisements and answer the questions. 1. Where would the advertisements appear? The advertisement on the left would appear on an office notice board or as a memo circulated to staff, and the advertisement on the right would appear in a national newspaper. 2. How is the information organized in the two advertisement? The advertisement on the left is organized as a memo and is brief and to the point. It has a memo-style heading and has three paragraphs: the fact that the vacancy exists, the requirements of the job, how to apply. The advertisement on the right is laid out more clearly as an advertisement: centered information with bolding to make the company name, the company and the job and how to apply stand out. There are four main paragraphs: the job and the company, the requirements of the job, a reference to rewards and how to apply.

Reading Read the two advertisements and answer the questions. 3. What extra information does the newspaper advertisement include? The newspaper advertisement contains more information about the company itself ( package holiday company etc. ) It also contains (somewhat non-specific ) reference to salary, benefits etc. The full address of the company is given. 4. Which advertisement tries to “sell” the position more? How? The newspaper advertisement. The company is described in terms suggesting size, quality and success ( largest, quality products, partners worldwide. ) The rewards mention career development and there will probably be performance –related pay.

Listening 1. Prediction Which advertisement will the HR managers place first? They will advertise internally first because it is company policy; the company policy is to promote its own people and help them to develop a career in the company.

Listening 2. What are the disadvantages of each type of advertisement? Internal: there are not enough applicants and a lot of political problems. If one internal applicant is given the job, and others are not happy. External: a lot of people wouldn’t be happy and it is against the company policy.

Case Study • You have worked in a company for five years and have made great contributions to the company in international trade. The company would promote one staff to be a director of the department. You thought you would be the right person for the post and most of your colleges held the same view. But unfortunately one of your colleague was promoted, who was actually not so understanding. What will you do? Will you leave the company?